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  • 12:00 AM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra

    Shiv Sena (UBT) targets Nadda after apparent slip of tongue over names of ex-RSS chief Balasaheb Deoras and Bal Thackeray

    The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Monday took a dig at BJP president JP Nadda after he mentioned former RSS chief Balasaheb Deoras instead of Bal Thackeray in an apparent slip of the tongue while criticising ex-Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray.

  • 12:00 AM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra

    Maharashtra records 8 fresh coronavirus cases, zero death; active tally at 159

    Maharashtra on Monday recorded eight fresh coronavirus cases, while no new death linked to the infection was registered in the state, the health department said. With this, the state's overall COVID-19 tally rose to 81,36,687, while the death toll remained unchanged at 1,48,417, the department said in a bulletin.

  • 10:55 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra

    Stranded Indian fishermen rescued by British vessel; brought back by Indian Coast Guard

    Fourteen Indian fishermen, who were stranded at Salomon Islands --a British Indian Ocean Territory-- following the breakdown of their fishing vessel in the sea, were rescued by a British vessel, official sources said here on Monday. The fishermen were handed over to the Indian Coast Guard off Tamil Nadu coast today, they said.

  • 10:54 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra

    Ahmedabad-Delhi Sampark Kranti to be renamed Akshardham Express: Railway Minister

    Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said the Sampark Kranti Express train between Ahmedabad and Delhi will be renamed as Akshardham Express as a tribute to Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the spiritual guru of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha.

  • 10:54 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra

    3 injured in fireworks accident at Sabarimala

    Three persons were injured in a fireworks accident at the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala here on Monday.

  • 10:52 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra

    West Bengal: 'Bharat Jodo Yatra’ of Congress touches houses of Netaji, Vivekananda in Kolkata

    The West Bengal Congress 'Bharat Jogo Yatra' on Monday touched the residences of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Swami Vivekananda in Kolkata and garlanded busts of the two icons of the state. Resuming the Yatra in the morning, Congress leaders and workers reached Bose's residence 'Netaji Bhavan' in south Kolkata. The great freedom fighter was a former Congress president.

  • 10:51 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra

    Pakistan's top civil-military leadership vows to show 'zero tolerance' for terrorism

    Pakistan's top civil-military leadership on Monday vowed to show "zero tolerance" for terrorism in the country and reaffirmed its determination to take on any and all entities that resort to violence. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired the second round of the 40th meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) after the first round held on Friday. All service chiefs, key cabinet ministers, heads of intelligence agencies and other high officials attended the meeting.

  • 3:47 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra

    Delhi Police forms medical board to examine road accident case

    "Delhi Police forms medical board to examine Delhi road accident case," said Sagar Preet Hooda, Special CP. 

  • 3:45 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra

    3 killed, 4 injured in road accident in Rajasthan's Hanumangarh

    Three people were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a bike-trolley in Rajasthan's Hanumangarh on Monday, police said.

  • 12:50 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    Kanjhawla incident rarest of rare crime, extremely shameful: Delhi CM

    Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday called the incident of a woman's body being dragged for four kilometres by a car after hit her scooter a "rarest of rare" crime and demanded that the accused be given the strictest punishment. "It is a rarest of rare crime. I don't know where society is heading.
    I have learnt that the postmortem is underway, " he told reporters at a ceremony to flag off 50 electric buses.

     

  • 12:48 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    Helicopters collide over Australian beach, passengers hurt

    Two helicopters collided Monday afternoon over an Australian beach and passengers in one of the aircraft were injured, police said. The other helicopter managed to land safely, Queensland state police said in a statement. Thirteen patients were being assessed for injuries, Queensland Ambulance Service said. Authorities didn't immediately confirm the conditions of the passengers or if there were fatalities.

  • 12:30 PM (IST) Posted by Shashank Shantanu

    Rajouri terror attack: NIA likely to take over probe

  • 11:57 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    SC to hear on Jan 4 UP's plea against HC order quashing urban local body polls' notification

    The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on January 4 the Uttar Pradesh government's appeal challenging an Allahabad High Court order quashing its draft notification on urban local body elections and directing it to hold the polls without reservation for other backward classes.

    A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha took note of the submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the state government, saying the matter needed an urgent hearing.
    "We will take it the day after tomorrow," the bench said.

  • 10:50 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

    Delhi records minimum temperature of 7.6 deg C

    It was a cold Monday morning in Delhi as the minimum temperature settled at 7.6 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year. The relative humidity was 90 per cent at 8. 30 am. According to the weatherman, the maximum temperature is likely to hover around 21 degrees Celsius.
     

  • 10:27 AM (IST) Posted by Sree Lakshmi

    Two people injured in suspected explosion in Rajouri

    Two people who were injured in a suspected explosion in Rajouri's Upper Dangri village have been rushed to the hospital.

  • 9:57 AM (IST) Posted by Sree Lakshmi

    BSF personnel spot drone at Gurdaspur's Kamalpur post

    BSF personnel spotted a drone at Kamalpur post, Gurdaspur at around 10.10 pm yesterday night. Personnel fired towards the drone after which the drone returned towards Pakistan.

  • 9:53 AM (IST) Posted by Sree Lakshmi

    2 killed, 3 injured in car accident while returning from New Year picnic in UP's Pilibhit

    Two people were killed and three seriously injured when their car's driver lost control of the vehicle and rammed it into a house here, police said on Monday. The accident took place near Devipura village under the Sungarhi police station area on Sunday evening, Circle Officer (City) Satish Shukla said.

  • 9:51 AM (IST) Posted by Sree Lakshmi

    Probe into death of 2 Russians being conducted with open mind: Odisha DGP

    Odisha DGP S K Bansal has said the probe into the recent death of two Russian nationals at a hotel in Rayagada is being conducted with an 'open mind' and 'no evidence of any foul play' has been found so far. Pavel Antov (65), a Russian lawmaker, died after allegedly falling from the hotel's third floor on December 24, while his friend Vladimir Bidenov (61) was found dead in his room on December 22.

  • 9:50 AM (IST) Posted by Sree Lakshmi

    India’s G20 Presidency 'very big deal': EAM Jaishankar to critics

    Terming India’s G20 Presidency a 'very big deal,' External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said the country has taken up the responsibility to host the meetings of the powerful grouping at a time when there is great economic stress on the global supply chains and strong political polarisation in the world.

  • 9:47 AM (IST) Posted by Sree Lakshmi

    SC to pronounce verdict on pleas against demonetisation on Monday

    The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its judgment on Monday on a batch of pleas challenging the government's 2016 decision to demonetise currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denominations. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice S A Nazeer, who will retire on January 4, is likely to pronounce its verdict on the matter on January 2, when the top court will reopen after its winter break.

  • 8:19 AM (IST) Posted by Sree Lakshmi

    Canada bans foreigners from buying property after surge in property prices

    Canada has banned foreigners from buying property after the surge in property prices since the commencement of the pandemic.

  • 7:43 AM (IST) Posted by Sree Lakshmi

    Israeli missile strikes put Damascus airport out of service

    Israel's military fired missiles toward the international airport of Syria's capital early Monday, putting it out of service and killing two soldiers and wounding two others, the Syrian army said. The attack, the second in seven months to put the Damascus International Airport out of service, caused material damage in a nearby area, the army said, without giving further details.

  • 7:41 AM (IST) Posted by Sree Lakshmi

    10 security guards, 4 inmates killed in attack on Mexican border prison

    10 security guards, 4 inmates were killed in attack on Mexican border prison.

  • 7:23 AM (IST) Posted by Sree Lakshmi

    3 people killed, 3 injured after car, tractor collide in UP

    3 people died & 3 were injured after collision b/w a Maruti Bolero car & a tractor in UP's Hathras. The injured were referred to Aligarh Medical college. The deceased were identified & their families have been informed.